Overview
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Emergency Floor team at LUHFT on the Royal Liverpool site, working alongside pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and ATOs. The position is full time (37.5 hours). Our pharmacy technicians work over 7 days covering the service 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 4.15pm Saturday and Sunday. Staff have the flexibility to request their shifts/ days off and weekends within the rota. We provide pharmacy services to the Emergency Department and the Acute Medical Unit.
You will be working closely with the pharmacists and other health care professionals within the multidisciplinary team in the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit area to deliver high quality, patient focused medicines management services.
Responsibilities
* Provide a clinical technical service to the POD wards, including taking comprehensive medication histories and delivering a cost-effective one-stop dispensing service involving accuracy checking patients\' own drugs and assessing their suitability for reuse.
* Provide a cost-effective one-stop dispensing service to wards, involving accuracy checking patients\' own drugs and assessing their suitability for use, arranging re-supplies of patients\' drugs, liaising with G.P.s, nursing homes and ward staff, assessing patient concordance and providing counselling and education where necessary.
* Top up on wards for individual patient drug supplies under the direction of the Dispensary Manager or Senior Technicians and in accordance with procedures.
* Support the clinical pharmacists on POD wards in the provision of complete pharmaceutical care for patients.
* Liaise with GPs, nursing homes, doctors, ward staff and other healthcare professionals to provide complete pharmaceutical care for patients.
* Interpret medical notes and test results, identify pharmaceutical and clinical problems and refer to the appropriate medical staff or clinical pharmacist.
* Counsel and educate patients and carers on the correct use of their medication and assess understanding of the medicines prescribed.
* Assess patient concordance, identify patients requiring compliance aids and arrange provision of the necessary aids in both primary and secondary care.
* Facilitate patient discharges to ensure timely and effective discharge supplies of medication are available for individual patients.
* Perform a final accuracy check on prescriptions and orders which have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist and ensure dispensing errors are corrected by the appropriate staff.
* Develop, implement and manage a training package for technical staff in the systems used on POD wards and assess, train and supervise other technical staff to ensure optimal service, adherence to procedures and safe systems of work.
* Consult with ward managers and train nursing staff in the systems used on POD wards and provide pharmaceutical information and advice; be prepared to give lectures on pharmaceutical topics to other healthcare professionals and patients where appropriate.
* Carry out audit projects independently and with other pharmacy staff to improve and develop service provision and contribute to review and implementation of new procedural guidelines.
* Coordinate and participate in the provision of a patient counselling course for technical staff and assist with education and training of all staff, other healthcare professionals and patients.
* Participate in personal development review and appraise and perform PDREs on other staff members.
* Assist in the provision of directorate financial information and analysis and the implementation of directorate service quality and cost improvement initiatives.
* Attend meetings relevant to the role and undertake appropriate training courses for technicians to keep pharmaceutical knowledge up to date.
* Advise nursing staff on correct storage of goods supplied by the pharmacy with regard to security and stability.
* Contribute to recording and reporting of clinical and non-clinical incidents.
* Liaise with Senior Technician Team in the management of ward service activities and mentor student technicians and other team members.
* Undertake Continuing Professional Development to keep knowledge current and compliant with requirements for entry on the pharmacy technician register.
* Co-operate in stock control, stock audits and the operation of computerised systems of stock control and medical speciality costing; maintain reasonable stock levels.
* Answer routine or technical queries from staff and refer complex queries to the appropriate pharmacy team member.
* Participate in Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday and late night duties as appropriate and rotate within the pharmacy departments including dispensaries, aseptic department and outpatient areas.
* Comply with applicable Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice guidelines, Health and Safety, and Data Protection Act requirements.
* Assist in dispensing of prescriptions, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, and in-patient and outpatient prescriptions in line with safe working practices.
* Assist in recording and reporting of distributed goods and support stock and cost management within the pharmacy.
* Support equality and diversity and undertake any other related duties as required.
We are open every day of the year with rota patterns including weekends, bank holidays and late nights.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital serve as key sites within the group.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Registered pharmacy technician with an accuracy checking certificate.
* Keen to realise potential and deliver patient-centred service delivery with a willingness to progress through training and development.
* Ability to work accurately with a good eye for detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
Notes: The role may require weekend, bank holiday and late-night duties as part of the rota; flexibility to request shifts/days off within the rota is available.
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